I have a salaried work from home job with no defined working hours. As long as the work gets done within SLAs the hours me and my team work are irrelevant.
I’ve heard this claim before that it is not possible for atheists to have “objective moral beliefs” because many moral claims are based on religious authority, which atheists do not believe in....
I don’t see how moral beliefs based on religious authority could be considered “objective.”
I look at all the splintering of religions that resulted from moral disagreements and differing interpretations of their religious texts and don’t feel inclined to believe that morality derived from religion has any particular value in my world.
Personally that’s why I enjoy riding. It requires me to let go of the idea that I have overarching control of my life. Any day could be my last, and if today is my last day I’d like to enjoy it.
Agreed that it’s insane. The way I look at it is that there is an inherent amount of danger in any activity. Doesn’t matter how safe or dangerous something is, conscious acceptance of the risk is satisfying.
I struggle to see how it is suicidal. I define suicide as “trying to kill yourself.” I don’t see how accepting my mortality and not letting the fear of death get in the way of enjoying my life could be classified as suicidal.
I enjoy the thought of living a life worth dying for, but I suppose you could look at it as if I’m killing myself in order to live my life?
Driving a car is also a behavior that increases the chances of getting into an accident, but I don’t think think you’d call everyone who drives a car suicidal. (Or maybe you would, which I think would be totally fair based on your previous point.)
If I was speeding around without a helmet because I hated my life and wanted to die to get away from my responsibilities I think I’d be more likely to call that behavior “suicidal”.
Absolutely. There’s a feeling of being more “present” in the world. It’s more stimulating for your senses, which I think is ultimately why your brain rewards you for it with dopamine.
They are the same species by the scientific definition. The meaning of the word “species” has become diluted over time as it was adopted by more people and misused, just like all language.
Obviously life will refuse to be neatly classified, but that doesn’t mean people smarter than us won’t still try to do it in order to better understand the world.
The joke was also explained in the title of the post “A Very Emphatic Answer” which highlights the exclamation mark (emphasis) on the answer as being important.
My criticism of effective altruism is that it prioritizes actions that increase hypothetical “future happiness” over actions that could make a positive impact on someone’s life today.
The future is unknown and we can’t control it. I’m not saying we shouldn’t try to do better in the future, but not at the cost of doing badly today.
DISCIPLES IN THE MOONLIGHT takes place in the not-too-distant future after the government has banned the Bible for its “offensiveness” and replaced it with a government-approved version. A small group of Christians are recruited to smuggle God’s Word to underground churches throughout the Midwest. With a ruthless federal...
I’d probably commission some art of Shadow the Hedgehog on a motorcycle holding a gun. The license plate on the motorcycle would say “ALL0FM3”. I feel like he’d appreciate that.
Yeah, agreed. Thankfully my dad died after having brain surgery for cancer so I feel like I’ve earned the right to continue to chuckle at them even if they’re not appropriate. I think it’s what he would’ve wanted. It’s okay to be inappropriate as long as you’re not hurting anyone.
Making jokes about my dad’s death was actually probably part of my coping method. He did the same thing with jokes about his cancer.
Thinking about where I could be now if I had done something back then is always a sign that I’m falling into depression.
The only reason to think about your past is so you can use your experience to make decisions today that will impact your future. The past dead. Let it die and let go of it.
Do 9-5 jobs still exist in the U.S.?
Ever since I graduated, everywhere I’ve worked has been 8-5. My current company is going to soon start expecting us to be in 7-5....
Is It Possible for Atheists to Have "Objective Morality"?
I’ve heard this claim before that it is not possible for atheists to have “objective moral beliefs” because many moral claims are based on religious authority, which atheists do not believe in....
Seems awfully dangerous (lemmy.world)
Cannabis (mander.xyz)
Google ad on a magazine from 1999 (i.redd.it)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/22055566...
a very emphatic answer (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
Criticisms Of Effective Altruism Are Obviously Motivated By People Not Liking Individual Effective Altruists (benthams.substack.com)
I won't fall for such nonsense 😡 (files.catbox.moe)
mfw they can’t spell “atheists”
when google bought datasets from reddit (lemmy.world)
we love google (and LLMs)...
This Christian movie was made near me and comes out soon. I almost want to see it because it sounds so funny. (www.fathomevents.com)
DISCIPLES IN THE MOONLIGHT takes place in the not-too-distant future after the government has banned the Bible for its “offensiveness” and replaced it with a government-approved version. A small group of Christians are recruited to smuggle God’s Word to underground churches throughout the Midwest. With a ruthless federal...
An international institution doing something based for once (sopuli.xyz)
Right to Flex Arms (lemmy.sdf.org)
The biggest problems in the vast universe [Elder Cactus] (lemmy.world)
the generation did a funny (lemmy.world)
If you were Jesus, what would you get God for Father's Day?
Linus Torvalds now favors Ampere Arm chip over Apple Silicon MacBook for building Linux kernels — says he's now doing more Arm64 Linux testing than ever (www.tomshardware.com)
15 May 1987 (sh.itjust.works)
The past I've never had
I can’t help but think at night...